I have better taste than you (Watch these movies)

[Kim]

Yo, I've been checking out lots of interesting movies lately, so every once in a while I'm gonna drop some on you that I think you folks should give a try.

First up is Belladonna of Sadness. It's a 70's era animated Japanese film with a much more European artistic style. The best description I can give for it is that it's art porn. It mixes a bunch of historical events and elements of culture in a big melting pot to tell a story of how the patriarchy destroys the lives of women.

The movie uses a lot of still art, but every frame of the movie is gorgeous. Additionally, the use of still art is one the audience quickly adjusts to, and when things suddenly become animated and fluid, they have much more impact as a result. Some of the scenes are simply mindblowing.

The story is about Jean and Jeanne, primarily the latter. They're two lovebirds who are finally ready to get married and everyone in their village is unbelievably happy for them. However, that is only the start of what is ultimately a tragedy. Over the course of the film, Jeanne is repeatedly the victim of those in power. Whenever they make her suffer, she ends up taking on a new role to try and escape that suffering. Sadly, with every role comes a new reason for those in power to loathe her.

The movie is very graphic, but most of us are adults, and it is not graphic without reason. Every awful event and every dark turn of the story exists for a reason. The sex and the violence all serve a greater purpose.

To give you a better idea of what the movie is like, here's a (NSFW) trailer for it.



This movie is amazing and far too few have seen it. Please, give it a chance.